SA Young Wine Show regional winners
Monday, 17 Aug 26 by SA Young Wine Show
It's time again to celebrate the best wines of the 2026 vintage and the regional champions have been officially announced across the Winelands.
Here are the full results of the South African Young Wine Show 2026's regional championship shows.
The National Wine Show Champions will be announced on Friday, 21 August 2026 at a gala dinner under the auspices of AgriExpo at Elsenburg Argicultural College. wine.co.za will publish the full results on Monday, 24 August 2026.
SA Young Wine Show 2026 regional winners
| REGION |
CHAMPION |
WINERY |
WINE |
| Cape Town | Chenin Blanc | Groot Phesantekraal | Chenin Blanc (wooded) |
| Cape Town | Chardonnay | Durbanville Hills | Chardonnay |
| Cape Town | White Blend | Groot Phesantekraal | Chenin Blanc/Sauvignon Blanc/Sémillon |
| Cape Town | Sauvignon Blanc | De Grendel | Sauvignon Blanc (wooded) |
| Cape Town | Cabernet Sauvignon | Diemersdal | Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) |
| Cape Town | Shiraz | Diemersdal | Shiraz (wooded) |
| Cape Town | Pinotage | Durbanville Hills | Pinotage |
| Cape Town | Merlot | Durbanville Hills | Merlot |
| Cape Town | Red Blend | Diemersdal | Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Pinotage (wooded) |
| Cape Town | Niche wine | Diemersdal | Grüner Veltliner |
| Cape Town | Dessert wine | Groot Phesantekraal | NLH (wooded) |
| Cape Town | Champion wine | Groot Phesantekraal | Chenin Blanc (wooded) |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Dry White Blend | Badsberg kelder | Chardonnay/Chenin Blanc |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Chardonnay | Stettyn Wynkelder | Chardonnay |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Chenin blanc | Badsberg kelder | Chenin Blanc (wooded) |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Other White Cultivar | De Wet Cellar | Riesling |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Sauvignon blanc | Merwida Wingerde | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Sémillon | Stettyn Wynkelder | Sémillon |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Natural Sweet White Wine | De Wet Cellar | SLH |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Noble Late Harvest | Badsberg kelder | Noble Late Harvest |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Red Blend | De Wet Cellar | Shiraz/Pinotage/Ruby Cabernet (wooded) |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Cabernet Sauvignon | De Wet Cellar | Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Merlot | Botha Kelder | Merlot (wooded) |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Pinotage | uniWines Vineyards | Pinotage |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Other Red Cultivar | Botha Kelder | Ruby Cabernet (wooded) |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Shiraz | De Wet Cellar | Shiraz (wooded) |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Cape Style | Bergsig Estate | Cape Vintage |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Non Muscat Fortified Wine | Botha Kelder | Hanepoot Jeropigo |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Muscat Fortified Wine | Badsberg kelder | Red Muscadel Jeropigo |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Most points achieved with 5 entries | Badsberg kelder | |
| Breedekloof/Worcester | Champion Wine | Badsberg kelder | Chardonnay/Chenin Blanc |
| Klein Karoo | Chardonnay | Montagu Winery | Chardonnay (wooded) |
| Klein Karoo | Chenin Blanc | Montagu Winery | Chenin Blanc |
| Klein Karoo | Colombar | Montagu Winery | Colombar |
| Klein Karoo | Sauvignon Blanc | De Krans Wines | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Klein Karoo | Unusual Dry White wine | Boplaas Landgoed | Alvarinho |
| Klein Karoo | Dry White Wine | De Krans Wines | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Klein Karoo | Natural Sweet Wine | Calitzdorp Cellar | Muscat/Hanepoot (no wood) |
| Klein Karoo | Cabernet Sauvignon | Montagu Winery | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Klein Karoo | Merlot | Montagu Winery | Merlot |
| Klein Karoo | Pinotage | Jakkalsvlei Wynkelder | Pinotage (wooded) |
| Klein Karoo | Ruby Cabernet | Montagu Winery | Ruby Cabernet |
| Klein Karoo | Shiraz | Montagu Winery | Shiraz |
| Klein Karoo | Unusual Dry Red wine | Boplaas Landgoed | Souzão |
| Klein Karoo | Dry Red Wine | Boplaas Landgoed | Souzão |
| Klein Karoo | Non Muscat Fortified wine | Boplaas Landgoed | Any other Cape style |
| Klein Karoo | Muscat Fortified wine | Montagu Winery | Any other White/Red Muscat Fortified wine |
| Klein Karoo | Champion Wine | Montagu Winery | Any other White/Red Muscat Fortified wine |
| Klein Karoo | Best Vineyard: Unusual Dry Red Wine | Boplaas Landgoed | Souzão |
| Klein Karoo | Champion Producers Cellar | Montagu Winery | |
| Klein Karoo | Champion Private Cellar | Boplaas Landgoed | |
| Olifantsrivier | White non-cultivar | Klawer Wynkelders | Sauvignon Blanc/Chenin Blanc |
| Olifantsrivier | White cultivar | Namaqua Wines | Chenin Blanc |
| Olifantsrivier | White cultivar wooded | Namaqua Wines | Chardonnay (wooded) |
| Olifantsrivier | Chenin Blanc | Namaqua Wines | Chenin Blanc |
| Olifantsrivier | Chardonnay | Namaqua Wines | Chardonnay |
| Olifantsrivier | Sauvignon Blanc | Lutzville Vineyards | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Olifantsrivier | Natural Sweet White wine | Klawer Wynkelders | Straw Wine |
| Olifantsrivier | Red Blend | Namaqua Wines | Pinotage/Shiraz |
| Olifantsrivier | Pinotage | Namaqua Wines | Pinotage (wooded) |
| Olifantsrivier | Cabernet Sauvignon | Klawer Wynkelders | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Olifantsrivier | Merlot | Namaqua Wines | Merlot |
| Olifantsrivier | Red Cultivar | Klawer Wynkelders | Ruby Cabernet |
| Olifantsrivier | Red Cultivar wooded | Namaqua Wines | Malbec (wooded) |
| Olifantsrivier | Ruby Cabernet | Namaqua Wines | Ruby Cabernet |
| Olifantsrivier | Shiraz | Klawer Wynkelders | Shiraz |
| Olifantsrivier | Fortified Wine | Namaqua Wines | Hanepoot Jeropigo |
| Olifantsrivier | Cellar that achieved the best national scores from Noble Cultivars | Namaqua Wines | |
| Olifantsrivier | Champion Wine | Namaqua Wines | Malbec (wooded) |
| Paarl | Dry White Wine | Wellington Wyne | Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay (wooded) |
| Paarl | Chenin Blanc | KWV | Chenin Blanc |
| Paarl | Chenin Blanc (wooded) | Wellington Wyne | Chenin Blanc (wooded) |
| Paarl | Chardonnay | Glen Carlou | Chardonnay |
| Paarl | Sauvignon Blanc | KWV | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Paarl | Other Dry White wine | La Motte | Sémillon |
| Paarl | Dry Rosé and Blanc de Noir | Leopard's Leap | Rosé |
| Paarl | Natural Sweet Wine | Perdeberg Wyne | Natural Sweet wine |
| Paarl | Pinotage | Wellington Wyne | Pinotage (wooded) |
| Paarl | Merlot | Leopard's Leap | Merlot (wooded) |
| Paarl | Shiraz | La Motte | Shiraz |
| Paarl | Cabernet Sauvignon | KWV | Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) |
| Paarl | Cinsaut | Franchhoek Custom Crush | Cinsaut (wooded) |
| Paarl | Dry Red Blend | KWV | Petit Verdot/Pinotage/Carignan (wooded) |
| Paarl | Other Red Cultivar | KWV | Petit Verdot (wooded) |
| Paarl | Non-muscat Fortified Wine | Landskroon | Cape Style |
| Paarl | Champion wine Franschhoek | La Motte Leopard's Leap |
Sémillon Merlot (wooded) |
| Paarl | Champion wine Paarl | Perdeberg Wyne | Chenin Blanc (wooded) |
| Paarl | Champion wine Wellington | Wellington Wyne | Pinotage (wooded) |
| Paarl | Most points achieved with 5 entries | KWV | |
| Paarl | Champion wine | Wellington Wyne | Pinotage (wooded) |
| Robertson | White Blend | Robertson Winery | Sauvignon Blanc/Nouvelle |
| Robertson | Chardonnay | Bonnievale Wines | Chardonnay (wooded) |
| Robertson | Chenin Blanc | Roodezandt | Chenin Blanc |
| Robertson | Sauvignon Blanc | Van Loveren Family Vineyards | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Robertson | Sémillon | Bon Courage Estate | Sémillon |
| Robertson | Colombar | Langverwacht Wynkelder | Colombar |
| Robertson | Other White Cultivar | Robertson Winery | Nouvelle (wooded) |
| Robertson | Sweet White wine | Robertson Winery | White Muscadel/Colombar |
| Robertson | NLH | Bon Courage Estate | Noble Late Harvest |
| Robertson | Red Blend | Langverwacht Wynkelder | Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Robertson | Cabernet Sauvignon | Bonnievale Wines | Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) |
| Robertson | Merlot | De Wetshof Estate | Merlot (wooded) |
| Robertson | Pinot Noir | Roodezandt | Pinot Noir (wooded) |
| Robertson | Pinotage | Roodezandt | Pinotage |
| Robertson | Shiraz | Langverwacht Wynkelder | Shiraz (wooded) |
| Robertson | Other Red Cultivar | Langverwacht Wynkelder | Ruby Cabernet |
| Robertson | Cape Style | Bon Courage Estate | Cape Vintage |
| Robertson | Dessert wine | Clairvaux Cellar | Hanepoot Jeropigo |
| Robertson | Muscadel | Van Loveren Family Vineyards | Red Muscadel Jeropigo |
| Robertson | Most points achieved with 5 entries | Langverwacht Wynkelder | |
| Robertson | Champion Wine | Bon Courage Estate | Noble Late Harvest |
| Stellenbosch | White Blend | Benguela Cove Wine Estate | Sauvignon Blanc/Sémillon |
| Stellenbosch | Chardonnay | Vergenoegd Löw Wine Estate | Chardonnay (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Chenin Blanc | Spier Wines | Chenin Blanc (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Sauvignon Blanc | Flagstone Winery | Sauvignon Blanc (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Other White Cultivar | Spier Wines | Alberinho |
| Stellenbosch | Natural Sweet White wine | Neethlingshof Estate | Gewürztraminer |
| Stellenbosch | Wood Matured White wine | Vergenoegd Löw Wine Estate | Chardonnay (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Champion White wine | Vergenoegd Löw Wine Estate | Chardonnay (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Red Blend | Spier Wines | Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Shiraz |
| Stellenbosch | Red Blend wooded | Alto Wine Estate | Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Cabernet Sauvignon | Kaapzicht Wine Estate | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Stellenbosch | Cabernet Sauvignon wooded | Alto Wine Estate | Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Merlot | Spier Wines | Merlot |
| Stellenbosch | Merlot wooded | Beyerskloof | Merlot (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Pinotage | Beyerskloof | Pinotage |
| Stellenbosch | Pinotage wooded | Flagstone Winery | Pinotage (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Shiraz | Beyerskloof | Shiraz |
| Stellenbosch | Shiraz wooded | Beyerskloof | Shiraz (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Other Red Cultivar | Flagstone Winery | Grenache Noir |
| Stellenbosch | Champion Red wine | Alto Wine Estate | Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) |
| Stellenbosch | Fortified wine | Vergenoegd Löw Wine Estate | Cape Vintage |
| Swartland | White Blend | Darling Cellars | Sauvignon Blanc/Sémillon |
| Swartland | Other White | Org de Rac | Chardonnay (wooded) |
| Swartland | Chenin Blanc | Zwartwater | Chenin Blanc (wooded) |
| Swartland | Sauvignon Blanc | Darling Cellars | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Swartland | Red Blend | Darling Cellars | Pinotage/Cinsaut |
| Swartland | Cabernet Sauvignon | Pulpit Rock Winery | Cabernet Sauvignon (wooded) |
| Swartland | Cinsaut | Pulpit Rock Winery | Cinsaut (wooded) |
| Swartland | Merlot | Darling Cellars | Merlot (wooded) |
| Swartland | Pinotage | Pulpit Rock Winery | Pinotage |
| Swartland | Shiraz | Pulpit Rock Winery | Shiraz (wooded) |
| Swartland | Other Red Cultivar | Pulpit Rock Winery | Petit Verdot |
| Swartland | Fortified Wine | AA Badenhorst Family Wines | Cape Vintage |
| Swartland | Champion Wine | Darling Cellars | Pinotage/Cinsaut |
| Swartland | Most points achieved with 5 entries | Pulpit Rock Winery |
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